Estate Duty Ordinance

Estate Duty Ordinance
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the law relating to estate duty.
CitationCap. 111
Enacted byLegislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative history
Introduced byAttorney General C. G. Alabaster
First reading28 January 1932
Second reading11 February 1932
Third reading25 February 1932
Status: Current legislation

The Estate Duty Ordinance is one of Hong Kong ordinances. It regulates the HK estate duty which was a tax imposed on capital asset - the net value of property situated in Hong Kong at the date of the taxpayer's death. It is chargeable irrespective of whether the deceased was a resident of Hong Kong.